Railway-tie.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1903.

T. BUCHANAN.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

WITNESSES.

UNITED STATES Patented July 28, 1903.

NT FFI THOMAS BUCHANAN, OF LEAMINGTON, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES ALEXANDER RYALL, OF LEAMINGTON, CANADA.

FlAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,810, dated July 28, 1903.

Application filed October 11, 1902. Serial No. 126,852. (No model.)

To an whom it may concern:

Be it known that LTHoMAs BUCHANAN, a subjectof His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Leamington, in the county of Essex, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railway-ties; and its object is to provide a strong, durable, and inexpensive tie so constructed as to combine the strength and du-.

rability of a metal tie with the resiliency of one made of wood.

The invention consists in providing a castmetal base having a rectangular box forming 'a socket at each end to receive, and hold a rectangular block for supporting therail and in providing means for detachably securing the blocks within the sockets, so that they may be readily removed.

The invention also'consists in providing clips for securing the rails to the blocks,

which clips are held in place by being provided with downwardly-bent ends lying within recessesin the blocks; and the invention further consists in the peculiar construction and combination of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which'- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tie embodying my invention with one of the blocks removed and shownin perspective above its socket, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

p A is a cast-base portion formed at each end with a rectangular box forming sockets A,

having a bottom a and side walls I), the inner sides of these walls being downwardly and inwardly inclined. Extending outward from the bottom of three sides of each box is the flange c to increase the area of the lower surface of the tie. These boxes A are connected by a connecting-bar A cast integral with the sockets and formed of a central vertical rib having flanges at each side of its base to increase the area of its lower face and to progiect-ra short distance abovetheir sides,

downwardly-projecting ends D of the clips D, which clips engage the flanges of the rails and are held in place to secure the rail to the block by bolts E, which are cast integral with the bottom a of each socket and extend up.- ward therein through openings in the-blocks and clips and are provided with nuts on their upper ends to engage the upper sides of the clips. i

' By forming the blocks with inclined sides and providing the tapered sockets to receive said blocks the blocks do not become loose as they wear, but are forced more and more tightly into the sockets, and by providing recesses in the blocks to receive the downwardly-turned ends of the clips said'clips are By this construction a very desirable tie is secured which has all the advantages of a wooden tie with the use of but little of that material. The blocks may be easily replaced when found. desirable. Being protected and held by the sockets of the base they will last much longer than otherwise would be the casc.

If found desirable and to aid in the removal of the blocks, the bolts Emay be separate from the baseand passed through or screw-threaded into openings therein, and the ends or walls of the sockets may be made so that the block can be removed laterally.

Through the medium of the bolts which are in engagement with the base at their lower ends and are supported at their upper ends by the clips which engage the sides of the socket the rails are held from spreading by a rigid metal connection. The bolts not only serve to hold the clips, but also secure the blocks in the sockets.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A railway-tie comprising a base portion formed with sockets near its opposite ends, said sockets having lateral flanges and means extending upward from the bottoms of said sockets above the upper face of the tie, and

blocks adapted to fit in said sockets and form the support for the rail and having said means passed therethrough. i

2. In a railway-tie, the combination with a base portion consisting of rectangular boxes forming sockets connected by a connectingbar and provided with an outwardly-extending flange, bolts extending upwardly from and integral with the bottom of the tie to a point above its upper face, and blocks fitted within said sockets and apertured to receive said bolts, and nuts on said bolts above said blocks. I a

3. In a railway-tie the combination of a base portion provided near each end with a socket formed by walls having downwardly and inwardly inclined inner sides, tapered blocks to fit within said sockets and means integral with said base portion and extending upward within said sockets for securing the blocks therein.

45- In a railway-tie the combination with a base portion provided with a socket at each end, blocks within said sockets having recesses in their sides, clips to engage the rails and having downwardly-bent ends to extend within the recesses of the blocks, and'means for securing the clips in place.

5. In a railway-tie the combination with a base portion consisting of rectangular boxes forming sockets the walls of which are formed with downwardly and inwardly inclined inner sides, a connecting-bar connecting said boxes and an outwardly-extending flange on the boxes and bar, blocks tapered to fit within said sockets and having recesses in their ends and openings therein, clips to engage the flanges of the rails and bent downwardly to extend Within said recesses, and bolts integral with the base extending upward through the openings in the blocks and clips and provided with nuts to engage the clips.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS BUCHANAN.

Witnesses:

A. E. A. LEGGATT, OTTO F. BARTHEL. 

